League Play-Off

Popal
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cordero Aujea started the match with the kick off. Navarro Ibarlucea came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Iscuande's Guillelmus Villalpando. But to his dismay, Guillelmus Villalpando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 12 minutes into the game, Iscuande's Guillelmus Villalpando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Navarro Ibarlucea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Navarro Ibarlucea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillelmus Villalpando in the 17th minute of play. After 18 played minutes Popal got a freekick which was hit by Liher Espejo. In the 22nd minute Guillelmus Villalpando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Navarro Ibarlucea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fix Tezanos kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Navarro Ibarlucea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cordero Aujea, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Oihenarte Landeras's late challenge caught a Iscuande's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oihenarte Landeras helped the player get up and apologised. Oihenarte Landeras hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After 29 minutes of play Popal's Oihenarte Landeras was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Iscuande booed when Popal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oihenarte Landeras didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 played minutes, Iscuande's Nabar Abraldez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Navarro Ibarlucea came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Iscuande reached it. Cordero Aujea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Popal booed when Iscuande was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nabar Abraldez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cordero Aujea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Navarro Ibarlucea having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cutberto Polla to make the kick off. Pablo Pizaño's late challenge caught a Popal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pablo Pizaño helped the player get up and apologised. Pablo Pizaño kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Cutberto Polla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cutberto Polla in the 56th minute of play forced Iscuande's goalkeeper Leobardo Villabedon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Guillelmus Villalpando fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 63rd minute, Guillelmus Villalpando got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cordero Aujea succeeded in the game's 67th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Cordero Aujea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Navarro Ibarlucea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guillelmus Villalpando in the 72nd minute. Cutberto Polla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leobardo Villabedon having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Guillelmus Villalpando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 minutes of play, Popal's Erdiano Villabel made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leobardo Villabedon was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Cutberto Polla in the 88th minute of play forced Iscuande's goalkeeper Leobardo Villabedon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cutberto Polla in the 90th minute of play forced Iscuande's goalkeeper Leobardo Villabedon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillelmus Villalpando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Navarro Ibarlucea made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Iscuande eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.